Recipe for gaining Water Confidence

• Take a couple of kids
• Place near a shallow pool – best in water where they can comfortably stand
• Cream well and line with sun protection clothes
• Throw in a favourite toy or two
• allow the child to decide when to enter the water
• Allow the child to explore at his or her own rate
• Set the temperature on slow and patient

• Sit back and watch the confidence rise
• Repeat at least three (3) times per week for approximately four (4) weeks
• If still slightly underdone, allow another few weeks
• Add a pinch of swimming lessons (at least one (1) per week)
• Sprinkle with praise
• And enjoy a deliciously happy child whose confidence will definitely satisfy